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Will Donald Trump Allow Wealthy Elites to Call the Shots?
Dana Floberg
Jessica J. González
March 2, 2017
Last week the Business Roundtable, a collection of millionaire CEOs who work to influence policy in their own self-interest, sent a letter urging the White House to dismantle important consumer protections that are inconvenient to their business ventures.
Racial Justice Leaders Mark the Two-Year Anniversary of the Net Neutrality Rules
Dana Floberg
March 1, 2017
Activists and policymakers celebrated this important milestone — and took note of the fights that lie ahead.
Fighting Trump's Demolition Team
Amy Kroin
February 27, 2017
Since taking office Trump has violated the basic rights of millions of people across the nation and around the world. Our 100 Days of Disruption campaign is designed to push back.
The FBI's New FOIA Policy Is a Big Step Backward
Fiona Morgan
February 24, 2017
Dust off your fax machine. As of March 1, the FBI will no longer accept Freedom of Information Act requests via email.
Nearly 200,000 People Urge the FCC to Protect Net Neutrality
February 23, 2017
Free Press joined with allies this morning to deliver these messages to the FCC.
Decoding the Doublespeak of Chairman Pai
Timothy Karr
February 23, 2017
New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is still behaving as a lead apologist for the phone companies he once worked for.
A New Report Takes on the Tech Industry's Diversity Problem
Dana Floberg
Jessica J. González
February 21, 2017
Tech companies like Facebook and Google pride themselves on being innovative, but when it comes to hiring practices, these same companies follow a very old playbook: very male, and very White.
Journalism and the First Amendment on Trial at Standing Rock
Mark Trahant
February 14, 2017
Jenni Monet, a Native American journalist, was arrested on Feb. 1 while covering Standing Rock. You’d think that would trigger a lot of support from the national and regional news media.
Fighting Back During Trump's First 100 Days
Amy Kroin
February 13, 2017
The Trump administration is endangering people’s lives and undermining basic civil rights and civil liberties. The threats to undocumented immigrants, people of color, women, religious minorities and the LGBTQ community are particularly dire.
I Have to Keep Resisting. There's No Other Choice.
Yesenia Perez-Algarin
February 10, 2017
So many people are out there fighting back, daily, and harder than I have been. It's those stories that lift me up when I start to feel like the resistance is futile.

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